Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-27
HOW HE ROBBED IT,
FRANK M'NEALLY TELLS A MOST
 REMARKABLE STORY.

He Has Returned the Bonds, and Will
 Not be Prosecuted-The Theft Was Not
 Premeditated-His Wanderings Abroad.
 Will Return to Saco.
 HALIFAX, Dec 27-Frank McNeally, the Saco bank thief, now that he is free, gives full account of why and how he robbed the bank, how he escaped, and where he went Frank had been in slight financial difficulties through third person, and dur ing the month of July had been helping him. self to small sums from the bank to tide him through But he would not make false en- tries on the books or change dates, as he might have done, to cover up his minor de- fa!cations. On the afternoon of Aug. 27 the idea entered his head that he might help himself to both bonds and money, and so re- lieve himself of his troubles. Hardly min ute had elapsed from the time the thought occurred until he had slipped the bonds into his pocket. Then he helped himself to the $500 in cash. Just as the bank was closing train was leaving and he jumped on board, without knowing where he was bound for, lut soon found himself ill Vermont.
 Two hours later he would, he says, have given the world if he could have been back in Saco and replaced his offerings before the bank opened in the morning But he was too far away to return in time for that. Then he hoped that he would be identified and taken back. These hopes were succeeded by fears that he would be arrested. From Vermont he went to Montreal, where he bought draft on the London branch of the Bank of Montreal, and thence he went to Quebec, whence he sailed for Liverpool Sept. 3. To show that the robbery was not premeditated, he said that if he had wanted to do so he could have run away three days haforo itb S1 E00 nd co mn If bonds and securities, which were at that time under bis control. He spent some months in England, but life was misery; he summed society and dreaded to meet any one.
 From England he went to Paris and thence 10 B yypt. The bonds were done up ill lit tie parcel, about eighteen inches long, six inches wide and five inches thick, and placed in his trunk. He never opened them or touched them from the time he first placed them there until at Cairo, when he wrote the bank officials, confessing his crime and offering to return thenl The bonds were returned to the bank direct from Cairo, and since then the bank officials have been cog nizant of his movements. He went to Hali- fax with their full knowledge and approval. The who'e thing has Eeen settled.
 "The bank will not lose dollar, not single dollar," said Harry. "There is no charge against Frank by the bank. It has lost nothing, and when the grand jury meets on the first week ill January, the indictment against him, based upon mistaken state ment of the circumstances under which the breach of trust was committed, will be quashed. Frank was simply waiting in Halifax until that was done, when he in- tended to return home, and if it hadn't been for the smart Boston reporter who exposed him this story might never have been known" |"
 nntn yho tod MnNn 71xy after the reporter gave him the clew, claims the $7, 800 reward, but it will be strange if he gets cent.
 As soon as the indictment is quashed, his brother says, Frank will return to Saco S "He could get dozen situations there," says Harry. "The last words A. M Cokel, dry goods merchant, said to me were: If there's not a vacancy in my store when he comes back I'll make one for him.'n